"...keeping you great" Ten Minutes with the Growth Guy
HEADLINES:
Success for Teens - complimentary copies of this newly released book are available at www.SuccessFoundation.org. It teaches teens, through stories told by teens, success principles not normally taught in school. Based on eight principles (listed under DETAILS below) from Jeff Olson's book The Slight Edge, schools and youth organizations can apply to receive copies for all their students or you can purchase 50 books and workbooks for $50 and donate. This is the brainchild of a close friend of mine, Stuart Johnson, owner of Success Magazine. We were excited to feature the book at the Growth Summit this week - thanks Stuart!
Favorite Quotes from this Year's Growth Summit:
Tom Peters on being "Insanely Great"
"Life is not a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in one pretty and well preserved piece, but to skid across the line broadside, thoroughly used up, worn out, leaking oil, shouting 'GERONIMO!' "
-Bill McKenna, professional motorcycle racer
(Cycle magazine 02.1982)
Do Something Scary Everyday
The four most important words in any organization are WHAT DO YOU THINK? courtesy Dave Wheeler, posted at tompeters.com, source of original unknown (0609.08)
"To develop others, start with yourself." Marshall Goldsmith
Annie McKee on Outstanding Leadership
Intelligence Capability (IQ) - only one cognitive ability, pattern recognition, differentiated outstanding leaders.
Emotional Intelligence (EQ) - 85-90% of the difference between outstanding and average leaders is linked to Emotional Intelligence.
Despite our good intentions and talent, we become toxic, spreading dissent and resentment among our people. We make excuses, blame others, point to "Them" or "The Culture" as the cause...WHY? Over time and unchecked, the physical and emotional toll of leadership limits our ability to sustain high performance and resonance.
Brian Dumaine on Green Technology
Google has built the largest solar panel installation to date on a corporate campus in the United States. Though it costs $500,000 a year more than conventional electricity, if it helps attract just one or two critical PhDs that choose to work at Google instead of the competition, it's paid for itself!
Tom Travis on Doing Business Anywhere
Six Tenets of Global Trade:
1. Make Trade Agreements Work for You
2. Protect Your Brand
3. Maintain High Ethical Standards
4. Stay Secure in an Insecure World
5. Expect the Unexpected
6. All Business is Personal
Protecting your brand is not ONLY about copyrights, trademarks and patents...BUT increasingly it is about protecting your company's reputation & the goodwill associated with the company's BRAND.
Jack Perkowski on Doing Business with China
The Yuan is a Buck to the Chinese. The mistake American's make is they see something costs 100 Yuan and they immediately divide by 8 in their mind and think "hey, this just costs $13." The Chinese equate 100 Yuan to 100 Dollars - you better think the same way!
Therefore, to be successful in China, your managers must have the same cost perspective as your customers and competitors which means it's almost always best to develop and empower a local management team.
Guy Parsons on LEAN
No problem IS a problem. If a manager says they have no problem, then I don't need the manager! And if they can't see the problem, I need a new manager!
"Lead the organization as if you have no power."
"Continuous improvement comes from making mistakes and learning from them."
"Arguably what Toyota accomplished in its early days that has enabled it to continue to thrive is simply that it learned to learn."
"Leading is about getting other people to think."
"Leading is about getting other people to take responsibility and initiative."
Henry McGovern on BHAGs (Big Hairy Audacious Goal)
Our working philosophy is "Wszystko Jest Możliwe" "Everything is Possible"
Given our working philosophy and the fact we'll achieve our BHAG in three years (instead of ten) we discussed it and decided, hey, why not become the "#1 Restaurant Company in the World!"
Benjamin Richter on Going Green at Bradford Airport Logistics
Industry leaders have an obligation to lead!!
Jim Collins headlines next Growth Summit October 20 - 21, 2009, Dallas - come hear the results from his new research.
Hi, I recieved three of your teen success books when I attended the pre-paid legal convention in Las Vegas. I have read one of the books and given the rest to teens and young adults in our community and they asked me where they could get extra copies. The speaker said if we wanted more books to write to you. I'm in contact with a lot of young people and feel your book is life changing. I can hand out 30 - 40 books in my community church and school. Can you send me some books to help me out? I thank you for any help you can give me. My address is 1926 N 112th dr. Avondale, Az 85392 My Phone #602-315-6948. And thank you again, Randy Baldwin
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